RNS Number : 2942M
ME Group International PLC
26 April 2024
 

 26 April 2024

 

ME Group International plc

("ME Group")

 

Result of 2024 AGM

 

ME Group, the instant-service equipment group, held its 2024 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") today at the offices of Hudson Sandler LLP, 25 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AE. All resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM, sent to shareholders on 1 March 2024, were passed on a show of hands.

The following levels of proxy appointments and associated instructions were received before the meeting:

Ordinary Business

The number of shares in respect of which proxy appointments have been validly          made

Proxy Votes For

Proxy Votes Against

Proxy Votes withheld

% for

% against

Ordinary Resolutions







1.

To receive the Accounts and Report of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 October 2023.

302,266,497

301,180,098

659,195

427,204

99.78%

0.22%

2.

To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 October 2023.

302,266,497

291,299,852

10,748,092

218,553

96.44%

3.56%

3.

To approve the directors' remuneration policy.

302,266,497

294,625,449

7,582,979

58,069

97.49%

2.51%

4.

To approve a final dividend 4.42p per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 October 2023 payable on 23 May 2024.

302,261,270

302,204,160

23,205

33,905

99.99%

0.01%

5.

To re-appoint Mazars LLP as auditor.

302,266,497

302,050,193

182,099

34,205

99.94%

0.06%

6.

To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor.

302,266,497

302,048,684

28,908

188,905

99.99%

0.01%

7.

To re-elect Emmanuel Sir John Lewis as director.

302,266,497

273,182,018

28,772,155

312,324

90.47%

9.53%

8.

To re-elect Serge Crasnianski (without controlling shareholder's votes).

302,266,497

286,306,987

15,802,183

157,327

94.77%

5.23%

9.

To re-elect Françoise Coutaz-Replan as director.

All shareholders:

302,266,497

271,476,121

30,631,935

158,441

89.86%

10.14%

Independent shareholders:

164,463,456

133,673,080

30,631,935

158,441

81.36

18.64%

Special Business







Ordinary Resolution







10.

To approve the executive share option scheme.

302,266,497

300,931,512

1,138,400

196,585

99.62%

0.38%

11.

To authorise the directors to allot shares and grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares up to a maximum amount.

302,266,497

301,059,989

1,054,224

152,284

99.65%

0.35%

Special Resolutions







12.

To allow general meetings other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

302,266,497

 

300,813,171

 

1,420,814

 

32,512

 

99.53%

 

0.47%

 

13.

To enable directors to allot shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders.

 

302,266,497

301,411,878

642,348

212,271

99.79%

0.21%

14.

To grant additional rights to the directors to enable them to allot shares for cash without first offering them to existing

shareholders.

302,266,497

301,060,471

994,252

211,774

99.67%

0.33%

15.

 

 

 

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.

302,266,497

298,027,715

4,192,352

46,430

98.61%

1.39%

 

Notes:

1.   Votes withheld have not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" resolutions.

 

2.   Valid proxy instructions were received in respect of 302,266,497 shares representing 80.29%  of the issued share capital.

 

3.   Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

ME Group International plc


Del Mansi, Company Secretary

+44 (0) 1372 453 399

Hudson Sandler


Wendy Baker/Nick Moore

+44 (0) 20 7796 4133

me-group@hudsonsandler.com

 

 

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